Learning Content - Instructional Designer

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Learning Content - Instructional Designer (107760)

Base Location: London or Leeds plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG People function is a cornerstone of our business.  Operating from London we do work that matters, serving the country with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies.  We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

By encompassing a wide range of disciplines across a breadth of areas such as Customer Experience and Digital, Strategy, Forensic, Risk and Regulatory, People and Talent, and Operational and Financial Transformation, we become immersed in our clients' organisations, applying sector knowledge and technology solutions to deliver the best possible outcomes and get it right first time.

Why Join KPMG as an Instructional Designer?

The Learning Content team design and develop a range of off-the-shelf digital, blended, and facilitated learning programmes for a diverse range of clients and industries covering a wide range of topics. We are looking for an Instructional Designer to join us. Our work covers a whole spectrum of services at the scale and quality that the market is demanding. By closely monitoring market drivers and learning trends, we have combined a best of breed technology enabled platform with a modular approach, a library of re-usable digital content and a service delivery capability.

Our KPMG Learning Services curriculum is designed to deliver more than just training. A core part of our offering is to help clients make the connection between what their workforce has in terms of measurable skills, what they don’t have and what they need to have. This helps clients to realise their immediate and future strategic business aims. We are investing in our Learning Content team so that we can grow and service more clients and are looking for passionate and talented individuals to join us on this journey.

KPMG’s Learning Content team are looking for a creative and ambitious Instructional Designer who can design high-quality, engaging content. The ID will be the primary designer of the creation of learning, focusing on engaging storytelling techniques and utilising social and collaboration tools to equip learners with the right skills and knowledge when they need it most.

What will you be doing?

Our work in Learning Content is incredibly varied, and you may be asked to work on a variety of projects, from small, targeted experiences to large scale transformation programmes. 

Your role will include the following:

• Owning the end-to-end design of new blended learning, leveraging the use of technology where possible to create immersive learning experiences.
• Working with our development team to create visually engaging and brand compliant deliverables that are effective from a learner and cost perspective.
• Developing strong relationships with KPMG and client subject matter experts to ensure deliverables align with pre-defined learning and business objectives.
• Working closely with our global team to effectively maximise the benefit of different skills and time zones to drive best commercial outcomes.
• Presenting ideas and solutions to key stakeholders, managing expectations and escalating potential risks to the project manager.
• Following agreed design schedules, processes and methodologies that avoid replication and duplication of effort.
• Supporting peers in identifying innovative methods to deliver learning content, seeking insights from the development team to ensure deliverables are feasible.
• Driving continuous quality improvement by self and peer reviewing content during project development cycles and identifying opportunities for improving products for future engagements.
• Reviewing content post project delivery and identifying elements that can be harvested for future learning opportunities.
• Owning the end-to-end refresh process of existing content, working closely with Senior Developers and Senior Instructional Designers.
• Utilising internal expertise by building relationships with teams outside of the Learning Content team, exploring opportunities to incorporate technology and UX/UI best practice to enhance our learning solutions.
• Staying appraised of the latest trends in learning design and development and share knowledge with the wider team.

What will you need to do it?

• Ability to create highly engaging, blended learning that aligns to desired business outcomes.
• Ability to work with a range of learning technologies and utilise new development tools.
• Ability to drive a project through to completion, with the self-motivation to engage with the right individuals to get tasks completed in a timely manner.
• Ability to work through ambiguity, and work closely with developers to build solutions that enable efficient development of content.
• Awareness of key risks and issues during learning design, and ability to raise them immediately through the correct channels and offer options to mitigate risks, where possible, to minimise delays to projects.
• Experience of working with internal and external subject matter experts to design effective learning.
• A strong attention to detail and ability to provide constructive feedback to colleagues to ensure a high-quality product.
• Understanding of the requirements when designing for a virtual and face-to-face environment.

This role requires the following skills and tools: 

• Knowledge of learning methodologies and instructional design processes.
• Experience of stakeholder management, including working independently with subject matter experts to finalise designs.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft O365 products including MS Teams.
• Awareness of SCORM standards, and standard content integrations of learning management systems.
• Experience in using eLearning rapid authoring tools including Evolve is preferable.
• Experience in using MS Teams as a virtual classroom tool is also preferable.

To discuss this or wider Consulting roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• Leeds

• London Canary Wharf

This position will largely be based from London.

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

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